Canon 300 HS vs Nikon P5100

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Much better wide angle

24 mm

35 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Smaller

92x55x19 mm

98x65x41 mm

2.6x smaller

Much cheaper

$148.00

$508.07

The best price we've seen is $360 cheaper (3.4x less)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

2,000 ISO

The 300 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 0.7 f-stops better

Thinner

0.8"

1.6"

2.1x thinner

Lighter

141 g

250 g

More than 40% lighter

Better macro capability

3 cm

4 cm

Focus on subjects around 30% closer to the lens

Longer exposures

15s

Around 90% longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Nikon P5100

Much higher true resolution

12 MP

9.7 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Much larger sensor

1/1.8" 7.4x5.6mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Around 50% larger sensor

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Tunnel

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Learn more about
the Nikon P5100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 300 HS

58	vs	35
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix P5100

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 300 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a digicam.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.7

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

300 HS:	2.7"
P5100:	2.5"

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor zoom

300 HS:	5x
P5100:	3.5x

competitors

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a significantly larger screen

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix P5100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$273 - $328

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the ELPH 300 HS

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix P5100

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Significantly larger screen

Cheaper

Significantly worse wide angle

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Much larger screen

Has a touch screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Significantly wider aperture

Much larger screen

Much slower max shutter speed

Slightly larger

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the ELPH 300 HS

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P510 vs the Coolpix P5100

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$340 - $380

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the Coolpix P5100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150

Compact

Smaller

Thinner

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-P150 vs the Coolpix P5100

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Significantly narrower aperture

Much larger

Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the Coolpix P5100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V vs the Coolpix P5100

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Canon ELPH300 HS vs Nikon CoolpixP5100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 300 HS

Nikon Coolpix P5100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P5100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 300 HS

Advantages of the Nikon P5100

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

Are you a camera expert? Share your knowledge!

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Canon ELPH 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Nikon Coolpix P5100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P510

Canon Powershot SX40

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150

Nikon Coolpix P500

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

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Canon ELPH
300 HS
vs
Nikon Coolpix
P5100